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A School Girl’s Essay on Food Safety Issue

Clare

Clare Hamilton goes to the head of her class on food safety. This farm girl is growing up on a sustainable farm in Colorado, and one can only hope the politicians listen to her words of wisdom.

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Food, Inc. A Must See Movie

Food, Inc. Poster

Last night, to celebrate my husband’s birthday, we went to the movies! Keith and I packed our homemade popcorn (movie theatre popcorn is made with transfats, YUCK) and headed over to Landmark Theatres in Bethesda, MD to see Food, Inc. Wow, is all I have to say. And, everyone in America needs to see this [...]

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Forest Fed Pork–The Natural Alternative to Factory Pork Farming

The Forest--Species Appropriate Diet for Pigs

This week’s Natural Cures Blog Carnival is highlighting “Buy Local Foods” as a wellness strategy. Since the recent outbreak of swine flu likely started at a CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operation), it makes sense to look for safer sources of pork for the family table.

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Legendary Farmer Promises Civil Disobedience over NAIS

Wendell Berry

Mike Murphy, author of the Veterans Against NAIS Petition, reports that famous farmer, Wendell Berry has pledged to go to jail in protest of NAIS at the Kentucky USDA Listening Session. I’d like to give Wendell our Heroes of Sustainable Agriculture award for that!

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Great Easter Post by Cheeseslave!

Check this out, an excellent article with videos about what we can do to make farms safe for animals, and food safe for humans!

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Good Grief. Chicken Vaccines?

the runt

Well, now I have seen everything. A farm buying club manager just sent me a link to Pfizer Pharmaceuticals chicken health page. This video beats all…

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Emancipation Proclamation

A great article by the famous Virginia sustainable farmer, Joel Salatin, has just appeared in a new magazine, Flavor. Visit their site at www.flavormags.com. Click on This Issue and Look for Emancipating Local Food.

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